Mr. Lawson started his career with Coopers & Lybrand (now PWC) after graduating from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He has acquired a wealth of management experience both locally and internationally in Finance, Manufacturing, Estate and Property Development.

He is presently the Chairman Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) Lome. He is also the Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Lawsons Corporation, Vice Chairman Vitamalt Plc, Chairman Agbara Estates Ltd, Director Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc among several others. He is also a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales as well as the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN).

Mr. Adeyinka is the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer. He holds an MBA from Lagos Business School, a Bachelors degree in Industrial Chemistry from the Federal University of Technology, Akure and attended the Senior Executive Programme of the London Business School.

A member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, he started his career with Texaco Nigeria Plc now Chevron Oil Plc and has had varied exposure in both upstream and downstream sectors of the industry in various positions at Zenon Petroleum and Gas Ltd., Honeywell Oil and Gas, Vigeo Farstad Shipping and Vigeo Ltd.

Professor Onazi is a graduate of the University of Ibadan and Kansas State University, United States. He is an accomplished scholar, a lover and promoter of education. He has served in various capacities in the university community.

In 1985, he was appointed Vice Chancellor of the University of Jos, a position he held till 1989. Professor Onazi was previously the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council for Bayero University, Kano between 2000 and 2004. He is currently the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Plateau State University.

Professor Onazi is also a Consultant to the FGN/UNDP Program in Agriculture and Rural Development. Professor Onazi is a recipient of the Nigerian national honour, Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) and has served on the board of several organizations.

Mrs. Adefope graduated with a degree in Law from the University of London and a Masters degree in Law from the London School of Economics & Political Science.

She has deep knowledge of law having practiced in Nigeria and the UK. She was at one time an Executive Director at Grand Union Assurance Ltd., the Managing Director, Agbara Estates Ltd., a foremost private estate company in Nigeria and later an active partner with George Etomi and Partners.

She is currently the Group Counsel to GHI Assets Ltd., an asset management and venture capital company.

Abiola Kalesanwo is the Executive Director, Operations with over 25 years’ experience in the Downstream Sector of the Oil & Gas Industry, he has had hands on experience in all facets of the Industry spanning Manufacturing/Production, Sales and Marketing, Technical Services and Product Application. He is a Chemical Engineering Graduate of Imperial College London and an alumnus of the Lagos Business School.
Abiola had varied exposure to the operations of Multinationals in the Downstream Sector in France, UK, South Africa and Nigeria. He has operated from the standpoint of a major marketer and an independent player.
He started his career with Total Nigeria Plc as a Sales Engineer and joined Eterna Oil and Gas as Commercial Manager. He was appointed the MD/CEO of Eterna Industries (A Subsidiary of Eternal Oil & Gas) from where he joined Acorn Petroleum. He is a member of Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers and the Nigerian Society of Engineers.

Ravindranath Magapu is the Executive Director, Finance. He is a Chartered Accountant from India with working experience in Corporate Finance & Accounts since 1981.
Ravin has experience in Insurance Business, FMCG (Coke, Ice Creams), Bulk Drugs (Ibuprofen, Gabapentin), Industrial Explosives, Power Projects (Gas & Hydel) and Infrastructure (Roads, Town Water Systems, and Townships).

Mr. Adeyinka is the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer. He holds an MBA from Lagos Business School, a Bachelors degree in Industrial Chemistry from the Federal University of Technology, Akure and attended the Senior Executive Programme of the London Business School.

A member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, he started his career with Texaco Nigeria Plc now Chevron Oil Plc and has had varied exposure in both upstream and downstream sectors of the industry in various positions at Zenon Petroleum and Gas Ltd., Honeywell Oil and Gas, Vigeo Farstad Shipping and Vigeo Ltd.

Abiola Kalesanwo is the Executive Director, Operations with over 25 years’ experience in the Downstream Sector of the Oil & Gas Industry, he has had hands on experience in all facets of the Industry spanning Manufacturing/Production, Sales and Marketing, Technical Services and Product Application. He is a Chemical Engineering Graduate of Imperial College London and an alumnus of the Lagos Business School.
Abiola had varied exposure to the operations of Multinationals in the Downstream Sector in France, UK, South Africa and Nigeria. He has operated from the standpoint of a major marketer and an independent player.
He started his career with Total Nigeria Plc as a Sales Engineer and joined Eterna Oil and Gas as Commercial Manager. He was appointed the MD/CEO of Eterna Industries (A Subsidiary of Eternal Oil & Gas) from where he joined Acorn Petroleum. He is a member of Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers and the Nigerian Society of Engineers.

The last 7 years was as Finance Director / Group CFO for Spencon Group based in Nairobi & executing World Bank, IFC, JICA, DEG funded Infrastructure Projects in 9 Sub-Saharan Countries (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia etc.). SPV Funding, Forfeiting Future receivables on a recourse basis, ERP implementation, IFRS Compliance from a starting position of Qualified Annual accounts, were some of the Financial Re-engineering milestones Spencon Group achieved.

Broad basing Spencon Board with External Experts, Board Charter – Corporate Mission, Vision doc’s creation, Corporate Road Shows in London, Amsterdam to raise Funds, were some of the other Group milestones crossed by a Committee of Chairman, CFO, COO.

She is the General Manager, HR & Corporate Services. Bobo Ataga has an Msc in Global Human Resources Management from the University of Liverpool and obtained her Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Studies from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife. She also holds a Graduate Diploma from Boward Community College, Hollywood Florida, USA.

Bobo worked as Account representative with bank of America before joining the Florida department of children and families services as a public Assistant specialist Manager.

She was the Human Resource Manager, Caverton Marine Limited from where she joined Acorn Petroleum. Bobo has attended an Executive Development programme at the Cranfield School of Management (UK).

Mojisola is the Company Secretary. She is a Barrister at Law, an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries and Administrator and holds a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Lagos.

Mojisola worked with Banwo & Ighodalo, the Ministry of Justice, Sokoto State, Faculty of Law< University of Lagos, The Law Union and Great Africa Securities (Now Meristem Securities) before joining Acorn Petroleum.

She has attended a series of seminars and workshops in and around the country on Project Finance, Structured Finance, Oil and Gas and Legal Issues and Disciplines.

Orinsanwo is the Head, Internal Audit, he has over 20 years’ professional experience in accounting, auditing, internal control, banking and finance and has worked in the printing, pharmaceuticals, oil and gas and allied industries, before joining the banking industry.

His career in the banking industry spanned a period of 12 years in 5 different banks which include Pacific Savings and Loans Ltd, Continental Trust Bank (now UBA Plc), First Interstate Bank Plc ( Now Unity Bank), Oceanic Bank and Eco Bank.Israel was the pioneer Internal Auditor of Oceanic Insurance Group (Comprising Oceanic Insurance, Oceanic Life Assurance and Health insurance) and while in Eco Bank he was assigned to manage a branch of the bank (Eco Bank Limited, Palm Avenue Branch). He joined Acorn Petroleum on March 2013 as Head, Internal Audit.

He graduated from Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun state with a Bsc in Banking and Finance and obtained his MBA from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife. He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accounts of Nigeria and was admitted as a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners of the United States of America in 2010.